Review article

https://doi.org/10.46672/ms.22.1.2

Scepticism and the Modern State in the Thought of Georg W. F. Hegel

Florian van der Zee orcid.org/0000-0002-0689-7993 ; Radbound University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Abstract

Both the concept of “post-truth” and ancient scepticism link a plurality of irreconcilable “truths” to a certain disregard for truth. Post-truth phenomena are often deemed politically detrimental. This paper discusses how Georg W. F. Hegel rethinks ancient scepticism to avert similar detrimental effects, shows that Hegel’s thought suggests that a plurality of irreconcilable “truths” needs not exclude faith in truth, and that the modern state rests on both.

Keywords

Georg W. F. Hegel; modern state; ancient scepticism; post-truth; truth; freedom of conscience

Hrčak ID:

279568

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/279568

Publication date:

24.6.2022.

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